Washing-machine



(No Model.)

E. E. ALLISON.

WASHING MAGHINE.

nted Apr. 20, 1886.

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NITED STATES PATENT "WASHING-MACHINE.

FJFITCKEECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,272, dated April20, 1886. Application filed December 15, 1885. Serial No.185,71l0. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ELMER E. ALLIsoN, ofHillsidefiVestmoreland count-y, State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful In provernent in Washing-Machines,of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to machines for washing clothes, and comprisingatub and a rubber operating to rub and squeeze the clothes on the bottomof the tub, the object being to provide a simple, inexpensive,efficient, and durable machine of this class, which will wash theclothes with economy of time and labor.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts of the washing-machine, all as hereinafter fullyset forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part ofthis specification,in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional elevation of awashing-machine embodying-my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan Viewthereof, and Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional elevationthereof.

The water and clothes holding tub A of the machine consists of oppositesides, a a, preferably made of wood and with roundedlower edges, towhich the sheet-metal bottom a is fastened, opposite end cleats, a" abeing secured to the sides a a, to give strength and provide a securefastening to the tub of the ends of its sheet-metal bottom a. Suitablelegs, a, support the tub ataconvenient height, and handles a*, fixed atits ends,'afford a means of carrying the machine as may be required. Afaucet, a allowsthe water to be drawn from the tub.

Across the tub A and next its bottom a are fixed a series of cleats orslats, B, on which the clothes to be washed are placed, and against andover which the clothes are pressed and rubbed bythe rubber 0, nextdescribed. This rubber C is made with a series of curved bars or plates,D, each of which is formed or provided with an upwardly-projecting lug,d, which passes through a slotin thelowcr crossbar, 6, of the handle ofthe rubber, and keys or pins (1, passed through the lugs (1 above thebar 6, 'hold the bars D firmly to the handle.

.J, fixed to the tub.

At their opposite ends the bars D are connected by cross rods or bars F,on which,between the bars, are placed aseries of spacing-washers, f, andwhereby, when the nuts f are applied at opposite ends of the rods,theends of the bars D will be held firmly at even distances apart.

Each of the bars D is crimped or bent flatwise and transversely, to forma series of re cesses, G, alternating at opposite sides or faces of thebar for its whole length, thereby forming side pockets, in each of whichis fastened by two scrcwsflz, a round flat block or disk,H, madepreferably of wood,and so that the edges or peripheries of the disksproject below the bottom or outer edges of the bars D, to constitute anupper rubbing-surface,between which and the cross-cleats B as alowerrubbing-surface surface the clothes are washed. When the edge parts ofthe disks H, which had been exposed to the clothes, are worn away, thedisks may be removedby taking out the screws h, and the disks then maybe turned and fastene'd again by the screws, so as to present a newworking-surface to the clothes, hence the rubber isdurahle as well aseffective. Bars D, provided with the rubbing-disks H, may be placed agreater or less distance apart for the whole width of the rubber. Thedrawings show five of such bars, each provided with seven adjustabledisks; but the numherofthe bars and disks may vary as the size of the machine and the nature of the work to he done shall require. a

In the handle cross-bar e are fixed the lower ends of two bars, 6 e,which pass through and are fixed to the horizontal shaftI of the rubber,the opposite ends of which shaftproject to rest in slots 2', formedpartly in the oppositcsides, a a, of the tub A and partly in lugs orplates The bars 0 e extend upward from the shaft I, and are connected attheir tops by a cross-bar, E, forming a handgrasp, which may be seizedto operate the rubber O by rocking it on its shaft Iover the bottom ofthctub. The slots t, being open at the top, permits the rubber to bereadily lifted from the tub, and the rubber shaft I has free verticalplay in the slots, whereby the rubber may rise and fall to accommodateitself to a greater or less quantity of clothes placed in the tub.

' hen the clothes are placed in the tub with I CC asuitable quantity ofwater or washing-liquid, the rubber C will be rocked to rub and squeezethe clothes between the rubber disks H and the tub-cleats B, and thedirt will very quickly be removed from the clothes.

By removing the rubber Gall parts of the machine may be cleaned quicklyand thoroughly when the washing is finished.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. I11 a washing-machine, the combination, with a tubhaving a concaved bottom and transverse cleats B next the bottom, andprovided also with opposite vertical slot-bearings, as at i i,substantially as specified, ofa rubber, C,comprising a series ofbars,D,providcd with disks H and attached to ahandle,and saidhandlejournaled in the bearings ii, substantially as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

2. In a washing-machine, a rocking rubber constructed with a series ofbars, D, and a series of disks, H, fixed to the bars,and said bars fixedto ahandle-fraine adapted to bejournaled in the clothes-holding tub,substantially as herein set forth.

3. In a washing-machine, a rocking rubber constructed with a series ofbars, D, crimped or bent fiatwise,to form alternate recesses, G, atopposite sides, and a series of disks,H,fixed to the bars withinrecesses (El-,and said bars D, fixed to a llfllldlGflillllG adapted tobe journaled in the clothes-holding tub, substantially as herein setforth.

4. In a washing-machine, a rocking rubber constructed with a series ofbars, D, having lugs (2, keys d, a series of disks, H, fixed to thebars, tiebars F F at the ends of bars D, and i a handle-frame consistingof bars 6 eEI, said bar I forming the journals for the rubber, sub 1st-antially as herein set forth. 1 I iIGLMER E ALLISON.

Witnesses: I I he H. Rook,

SAMUEL MOORE,

